Interesting Links for 03-09-2013

[andrewducker]

• Why the red-light district/sex trafficking video needs to fuck off
  (tags: sexwork video )
• NHS Scotland has a bunch of self-help guides to dealing with sleep, anger, panic, and other issues.
  (tags: scotland mentalhealth nhs )
• Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit
  (tags: nokia phones microsoft )
• This is not what you want to see through your car

Comments

[bart_calendar]

I wonder how much of the sex worker stereotype exists because sexual policing among women means that many women have no idea at all that their friends are sex workers.

I can think of at least 10 women I know who are sex workers and while they've told me and some of their other male friends always swear us not to mention it to any of their female friends, because they are worried that they'll be judged.

This has led to many awkward nights when I've been sitting in a bar with three female friends - two of them escorts who sometimes do porn, one not - with the one who is not ranting against porn/prostitution, etc... leaving me to be the one who has to say "you know, it's not all exploitation" and then looking like a dirty old man to the non sex worker female friend.

[bart_calendar]

And also to many awkward conversations on my blog - which has about 30 people (both male and female) who are secret sex workers among the regular commentators - when other women start making comments about sex workers and stuff and I want to intervene but can't really do so without outing the sex workers.

[bart_calendar]

Glad I'm not the only one!

[bart_calendar]

Yep.

That is super awkward.

You just have to smile and deal with it.